Joshua Montefiore

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Joshua Vita Montefiore (10 August 1762 - 26 June 1843) was a British lawyer and military officer.

Life[edit]

Montefiore was born to Jewish parents in the City of London. He was educated at the University of Oxford. He was called to the bar in 1784.[1][2]

In 1794, Montefiore returned to England from the colonies and declined a knighthood.[2] Shortly after his return, he became the first Jew to hold the rank of Captain in the British Army.[1]

He wrote extensively on the legal profession.[3]

Bibliography[edit]

  • An Authentic Account of the Late Expedition to Bulam on the Coast of Africa: With a Description of the Present Settlement of Sierra Leone and the Adjacent Country (1794)[4]
  • The Law of Copyright: Being a Compendium of Acts of Parliament and Adjudged Cases, Relative to Authors, Publishers, Printers, Artists, Musical Composers, Print-sellers (1802)[5]
  • Commercial and Notarial Precedents: Consisting of All the Most Approved Forms, Special and Common, which are Required in Transactions of Business (1802)[6][7]
  • A Commercial Dictionary: Containing the Present State of Mercantile Law, Practice, and Custom, Intended for the Use of the Cabinet, the Counting-house, and the Library (1803)[8][9]
  • The trader's and manufacturer's compendium: containing the laws, customs, and regulations, relative to the trade (1804)[10][11]
  • The American Trader's Compendium: Containing the Laws, Customs, and Regulations of the United States, Relative to Commerce (1811)[12]
  • Synopsis of Mercantile Laws: With an Appendix: Containing the Most Approved Forms of Notarial and Commercial Precedents, Special and Common, Required in the Daily Transaction of Business (1830)[13][14]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Joshua Montefiore". Jewish Lives Project. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b "MONTEFIORE". Jewish Encyclopedia. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Montefiore, Joshua". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  4. ^ Montefiore, Joshua (1794). An Authentic Account of the Late Expedition to Bulam on the Coast of Africa: With a Description of the Present Settlement of Sierra Leone and the Adjacent Country. J. Johnson.
  5. ^ Montefiore, Joshua (2008). The law of copyright: being a compendium of acts of parliament and adjudged cases, relative to authors, publishers, printers, artists, musical composers, print-sellers. Clark, N.J: Lawbook Exchange. ISBN 978-1-58477-914-8.
  6. ^ Montefiore, Joshua (1813). Commercial and notarial precedents consisting of the most approved forms, special and common, required in the daily transactions of business, by merchants, traders, notaries, attornies, &c.: each set of precedents preceded by a summary of the law on the subject, particularly on bills of exchange, insurance, salvage, &c. ... (2nd ed., with considerable alterations and additions. ed.). London: Printed for W. Clarke and Sons.
  7. ^ Montefiore, Joshua (1802). Commercial and notarial precedents: consisting of all the most approved forms, special and common, which are required in transactions of business: with an appendix containing the principles of law relative to bills of exchange, insurance, and shipping. London: Printed for R. Phillips.
  8. ^ Montefiore, Joshua (1803). Commercial dictionary: containing the present state of mercantile law, practice and custom. Intended for the use of the cabinet, the counting-house, and the library. London : Printed for the author, and sold at 25, Finch-Lane, Cornhill, 1803.
  9. ^ Montefiore, Joshua (1804). A commercial dictionary: containing the present state of mercantile law, practice and custom. Philadelphia: Printed and sold by J. Humphreys.
  10. ^ Montefiore, Joshua (1804). Trader's & manufacturer's compendium; containing the laws, customs, & regulations, relative to trade. Vol. 1. London.
  11. ^ Montefiore, Joshua (1804). The trader's and manufacturer's compendium; containing the laws, customs, & regulations, relative to trade. Vol. 2. London.
  12. ^ Montefiore, Joshua; Lapidus, Sidney; Mercantile Library of Philadelphia (1811). The American trader's compendium; containing the laws, customs, and regulations of the United States, relative to commerce. Including the most useful precedents adapted to general business ... Philadelphia: S. R. Fisher, junr.
  13. ^ Joshua, Montefiore. "Synopsis of mercantile laws". Berkeley Law.
  14. ^ Montefiore, Joshua (1830). Synopsis of mercantile laws: with an appendix containing the most approved forms of notarial and commercial precedents, special and common, required in the daily transaction of business, by merchants, traders, notaries, attornies, &c (A new ed., rev., cor. and enl. / with reference to the alterations effected by the revised statutes of the State of New-York. ed.). New-York: G. & C. & H. Carvill.

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Further reading[edit]

In 2018, Stanley Mirvis wrote, The Trial of Joshua Montefiore and the Limits of Atlantic Jewish Inclusion, on Montefiore's time in Jamaica.[1]

  1. ^ Mirvis, Stanley (8 April 2018). "The Trial of Joshua Montefiore and the Limits of Atlantic Jewish Inclusion". From Catalonia to the Caribbean: The Sephardic Orbit from Medieval to Modern Times: 241–254. doi:10.1163/9789004376717_015. ISBN 9789004376700.
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